Steampunk Horror

The path of science is convoluted, as I discovered during the first winter of my tenure with the Professor. There are people, upon whom we must rely, that would prefer to see our research into the paranormal abandoned. Politics and preconceptions are subtle barriers to the truth, more so than the elusive spirits we chase. The investigation at the Beaumaris House revealed to me a secret; the biggest threat to our scientific endeavours did not lie in old, creaky houses but in old, creaky minds.

The Vampire Hunter hunts down vampires looking to take down the city of London. He uses a variety of gadgets to navigate through the tops of buildings to the underground. Can he stop the vamps before they unleash their debacle plan to destroy the city?

Necessity forces us all to make uncomfortable choices. The Professor, operating in such a fringe discipline as Paranormology, bore a greater burden than most. Every decision held the potential to bring his work, and the budding field, into disrepute. Our investigation at Hampton Court taught me that there is more to ghost hunting than simply recording and observing; a proper grasp of politics is just as necessary as the ability to read a thermometer.

This collection contains three short stories: "The Vampire Hunter", "The Undead", and "The Gatekeeper".

Godric End, meistgesuchter Widerstandskämpfer Dustriens, erzählt den Insassen von Zellenblock 13 seine Geschichte: Ich stehe im Hafen von Treedsgow. Der Wind zerrt an den Papieren in meiner Hand und Dunkelheit senkt sich über mich herab. Was auf der zweiten Seite von Williams Tagebuch steht, droht mich um den Verstand zu bringen. Die Worte öffnen in meinem Innern die Tore zu etwas Bösem und ich werde wieder zu dem, der ich auf der Swimming Island war. Zu einem Mörder. Zum Redscarf Butcher. Mein Weg führt mich zur Universität und ich helfe, eine uralte Technologie zum Leben zu erwecken.